Originally Posted by
cbrpilot
They don't have to. It's not compassion I'm after. They can either deal with it or I'll bail to EDV or Mesa (ouch) and they'll lose a decent FO that WANTS to fly a lot. There is a contractual option for a hardship, it's just whether or not they'll find a way around it.
I'd just be overly concerned that his letter will remain in his file forever and very well may keep him out of a major (maybe not a LCC) for the rest of his life.
I'm not married to Envoy. There are arguably better options out the for me right now. Especially since I live 20 min from IAH.
[MENTION=64717]cbrpilot[/MENTION] doesn’t RAH have a new IAH base opening? Also, Mesa now has United CPP which the pilot group seems excited about. It will boost both recruitment and retention. To me it seems both RAH & Mesa are better options these days under current conditions (overall take home pay/higher credit Line, better flying-trips-QOL, higher OT/critical coverage, soft pay, work rule wise and better Reserve rules & utilization). Also RAH has recently increased CA pay across the board. Trails Endeavor’s recent CA Pay bump (short term), yet noticeably higher than Endeavors 5th + yr CA’s pay and long term.
[MENTION=64717]cbrpilot[/MENTION], if I were living in IAH area, I’d call Mesa & ask a lot of questions about the new United CPP program. A lot of negative assumptions out that the United CPP process (Hogan & United interview) is difficult) it’s not. Lots of Movement at Mesa also to ATI, and many other mainline carriers. I think ENY is still a larger pilot group than Mesa.
I could be wrong, but It appears that a new hire today can find themselves at Mainline faster via a United CPP regional carrier, Endeavor’s-Delta Guaranteed Interview, Horizon-Alaska CPP, Street Hire-Mainline, also PSA & PDMT’s flows vs a 6-9 yr projected flow here.
Get your popcorn ready, competition is fierce, not just in pay & work rules, but career progression programs that had distinguished ENY.